New Yorkers struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic can now reach a tenant-focused hotline at by calling 311, Mayor de Blasio said Monday.

“A lot of tenants right now don’t know what their rights are, they don’t know how to navigate this, they’re running out of money, they want to know where they can get relief,” de Blasio said.

The city’s non-emergency line at 311 will also start accepting photos showing people violating social distancing rules later this week. Between March 28 and April 12, the city received 9,451 complaints about social distancing.

Tenants who call the hotline at 311 can be connected to free legal assistance, too.

Gov. Cuomo announced a 90-day moratorium on evictions on March 20, but the mayor called for the state to extend this for another 60 days past the end of the crisis, whenever that occurs.

New York has been one of many U.S. states to be affected by the new COVID-19 outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019. The number of cases in New York state alone has reached 313,000 as of Sunday, May 3, 2020, with 172,000 cases in New York City alone. The outbreak has killed 24,000 people in the state so far, with 17,627 of the victims coming from the city. New York has issued a stay at home order starting Sunday, March 22, extending until at least May 15.

De Blasio also called for the state to allow tenants who have lost income to defer rent and pay over a 12-month period.